Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 176 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (had + V3): had + past participle (V3) for every subject: had caught, had gone, had eaten. Time words: before …, by the time …, when … already. The later action is in the simple past (the bell rang).

1. 1.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, Meera ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
3. 3.You ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, we ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
6. 6.My cousins ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
7. 7.By the time we reached, you ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
8. 8.The children ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
11. 11.He ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
12. 12.My friends ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
13. 13.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
15. 15.When Dad called, my brother ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
18. 18.The students ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
20. 20.When Dad called, my sister ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, the students ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.We ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, I ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.She ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
26. 26.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time we reached, Saanvi ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.Riya ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
34. 34.You ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
35. 35.You ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.You ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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